Dutch Eredivisie

FC Twente vs Almere City, 2023-24 Dutch Eredivisie, Regular Season

· Dutch Eredivisie
FC Twente
  • 10': Mathias Kjølø
  • 52': Sem Steijn
  • 84': Daan Rots
FT
3 - 1
Almere City
  • 73': Kornelius Hansen

About

FC Twente are hosting Almere City at De Grolsch Veste, Enschede, Netherlands, starting on . The match is a part of the Dutch Eredivisie.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Attempt missed. Thomas Robinet (Almere City FC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 5': Offside, Almere City FC. Thomas Robinet is caught offside.
  • 10': Attempt saved. Sem Steijn (FC Twente) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ricky van Wolfswinkel.
  • 10': Corner, FC Twente. Conceded by Joey Jacobs.
  • 10': Goal! FC Twente 1, Almere City FC 0. Mathias Kjølø (FC Twente) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Michal Sadílek following a corner.
  • 12': Delay in match because of an injury Sherel Floranus (Almere City FC).
  • 13': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 15': Attempt blocked. Hamdi Akujobi (Almere City FC) right footed shot from long range on the right is blocked. Assisted by Jochem Ritmeester van de Kamp.
  • 19': Foul by Youri Regeer (FC Twente).
  • 19': Yoann Cathline (Almere City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 19': Youri Regeer (FC Twente) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 21': Foul by Damian van Bruggen (Almere City FC).
  • 21': Ricky van Wolfswinkel (FC Twente) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 23': Offside, FC Twente. Ricky van Wolfswinkel is caught offside.
  • 28': Foul by Milan Corryn (Almere City FC).
  • 28': Mathias Kjølø (FC Twente) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Foul by Hamdi Akujobi (Almere City FC).
  • 29': Mathias Kjølø (FC Twente) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Hamdi Akujobi (Almere City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 30': Foul by Milan Corryn (Almere City FC).
  • 30': Mees Hilgers (FC Twente) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 36': Offside, FC Twente. Sem Steijn is caught offside.
  • 37': Foul by Yoann Cathline (Almere City FC).
  • 37': Michal Sadílek (FC Twente) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Attempt saved. Daan Rots (FC Twente) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gijs Smal.
  • 40': Daan Rots (FC Twente) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 40': Foul by Stije Resink (Almere City FC).
  • 41': Corner, FC Twente. Conceded by Thomas Robinet.
  • 43': Attempt saved. Michel Vlap (FC Twente) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gijs Smal.
  • 45': Foul by Thomas Robinet (Almere City FC).
  • 45': Youri Regeer (FC Twente) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Daan Rots (FC Twente) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Foul by Sherel Floranus (Almere City FC).
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, FC Twente 1, Almere City FC 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins FC Twente 1, Almere City FC 0.
  • 46': Foul by Damian van Bruggen (Almere City FC).
  • 46': Ricky van Wolfswinkel (FC Twente) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 47': Attempt missed. Sem Steijn (FC Twente) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left from a direct free kick.
  • 50': Attempt blocked. Daan Rots (FC Twente) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ricky van Wolfswinkel.
  • 50': Attempt blocked. Daan Rots (FC Twente) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 50': Attempt saved. Michal Sadílek (FC Twente) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
  • 50': Corner, FC Twente. Conceded by Nordin Bakker.
  • 52': Goal! FC Twente 2, Almere City FC 0. Sem Steijn (FC Twente) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
  • 53': VAR Decision: Goal FC Twente 2-0 Almere City FC (Sem Steijn).
  • 56': Delay in match (FC Twente).
  • 56': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 56': Foul by Joey Jacobs (Almere City FC).
  • 56': Michel Vlap (FC Twente) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 58': Corner, FC Twente. Conceded by Nordin Bakker.
  • 61': Corner, Almere City FC. Conceded by Mathias Kjølø.
  • 61': Delay in match because of an injury Michal Sadílek (FC Twente).
  • 62': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 62': Attempt missed. Milan Corryn (Almere City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Peer Koopmeiners following a corner.
  • 63': Substitution, FC Twente. Mitchell van Bergen replaces Michel Vlap.
  • 63': Attempt blocked. Ricky van Wolfswinkel (FC Twente) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mitchell van Bergen.
  • 63': Corner, FC Twente. Conceded by Peer Koopmeiners.
  • 65': Foul by Mathias Kjølø (FC Twente).
  • 65': Yoann Cathline (Almere City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Substitution, Almere City FC. Kornelius Hansen replaces Milan Corryn.
  • 66': Substitution, Almere City FC. Rajiv van La Parra replaces Joey Jacobs.
  • 67': Corner, FC Twente. Conceded by Damian van Bruggen.
  • 68': Corner, FC Twente. Conceded by Kornelius Hansen.
  • 68': Attempt missed. Ricky van Wolfswinkel (FC Twente) with an attempt from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Gijs Smal with a cross following a corner.
  • 72': Attempt saved. Yoann Cathline (Almere City FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Stije Resink.
  • 73': Goal! FC Twente 2, Almere City FC 1. Kornelius Hansen (Almere City FC) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Peer Koopmeiners.
  • 75': Foul by Daan Rots (FC Twente).
  • 75': Peer Koopmeiners (Almere City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 76': Corner, Almere City FC. Conceded by Gijs Smal.
  • 77': Attempt missed. Thomas Robinet (Almere City FC) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Peer Koopmeiners with a cross following a corner.
  • 77': Substitution, Almere City FC. Álvaro Peña replaces Stije Resink.
  • 77': Substitution, Almere City FC. Faïz Mattoir replaces Jochem Ritmeester van de Kamp.
  • 78': Corner, Almere City FC. Conceded by Youri Regeer.
  • 79': Attempt blocked. Mitchell van Bergen (FC Twente) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Youri Regeer.
  • 79': Corner, FC Twente. Conceded by Sherel Floranus.
  • 80': Attempt blocked. Robin Pröpper (FC Twente) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gijs Smal with a cross.
  • 82': Substitution, FC Twente. Younes Taha replaces Sem Steijn.
  • 83': Substitution, FC Twente. Alfons Sampsted replaces Youri Regeer.
  • 84': Goal! FC Twente 3, Almere City FC 1. Daan Rots (FC Twente) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Younes Taha following a fast break.
  • 86': Foul by Álvaro Peña (Almere City FC).
  • 86': Ricky van Wolfswinkel (FC Twente) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Substitution, FC Twente. Gijs Besselink replaces Mathias Kjølø.
  • 87': Substitution, FC Twente. Carel Eiting replaces Daan Rots.
  • 87': Substitution, Almere City FC. Théo Barbet replaces Peer Koopmeiners.
  • 88': Attempt saved. Ricky van Wolfswinkel (FC Twente) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Carel Eiting.
  • 89': Foul by Robin Pröpper (FC Twente).
  • 89': Rajiv van La Parra (Almere City FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+1': Faïz Mattoir (Almere City FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Alfons Sampsted (FC Twente).
  • 90'+3': Foul by Mees Hilgers (FC Twente).
  • 90'+3': Rajiv van La Parra (Almere City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+4': Corner, Almere City FC. Conceded by Mitchell van Bergen.
  • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Damian van Bruggen (Almere City FC) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Álvaro Peña with a cross following a corner.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, FC Twente 3, Almere City FC 1.
  • 0': Match ends, FC Twente 3, Almere City FC 1.

Statistics

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11 Fouls 6
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 2
4 Corner Kicks 8
5 Saves 1
47.7 Possession 52.3
7 SHOTS 15
2 ON GOAL 8
0.3 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
281 Accurate Passes 310
402 Passes 437
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.7
2 Accurate Crosses 2
8 Crosses 14
0.3 Cross % 0.1
76 Long Balls 87
26 Accurate Long Balls 29
0.3 Long Balls % 0.3
1 Blocked Shots 5
13 Effective Tackles 14
22 Tackles 21
0.6 Tackle % 0.7
13 Interceptions 6
23 Effective Clearances 13
23 Clearances 13

Game Information

Competition: Dutch Eredivisie

Venue: De Grolsch Veste
Location: Enschede, Netherlands
Attendance: 30,000

Eredivisie Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 PSV Eindhoven 18 +46 46
2 Ajax Amsterdam 18 +22 42
3 FC Utrecht 18 +7 39
4 Feyenoord Rotterdam 18 +18 35
Full Standings

Line-Ups

TWE FC Twente (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Lars Unnerstall (GK)
3 Robin Pröpper
2 Mees Hilgers
5 Gijs Smal
8 Youri Regeer Yellow Card
14 Sem Steijn
23 Michal Sadílek
4 Mathias Kjølø
9 Ricky van Wolfswinkel
18 Michel Vlap
11 Daan Rots
FC Twente Substitutes:
Przemyslaw Tyton, Gijs Besselink, Max Bruns, Mats Rots, Mitchell van Bergen, Younes Taha El Idrissi, Naci Ünüvar, Alec Van Hoorenbeeck, Carel Eiting, Anass Salah-Eddine, Issam El Maach, Alfons Sampsted.

ALM Almere City (3-5-2)

No. Name
1 Nordin Bakker (GK)
4 Damian Van Bruggen
15 Peer Koopmeiners
3 Joey Jacobs
19 Yoann Cathline
39 Jochem Ritmeester Van De Kamp
28 Stije Resink
2 Sherel Floranus
20 Hamdi Akujobi Yellow Card
21 Milan Corryn
9 Thomas Robinet
Almere City Substitutes:
Faiz Mattoir, Theo Barbet, Pascu, Loïc Mbe Soh, Álvaro Peña, Rajiv van La Parra, Samuel Radlinger, Jason Van Duiven, Christopher Mamengi, Joël Van Der Wilt, Kornelius Hansen.

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